Guy & Mm

Well traveled 44/55 year-young couple | full time house sitters with business executive and animal care experiences - non smokers

About Guy & Mm

We are a couple of financially independent professionals currently living in our luxury home in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Both born in Montreal and university graduates, we married in 2009 and while we do not have children together, Guy has a 19-year old son, now in college in Montreal.

About Marie-MichèleI hold a degree in Internatio...

We are a couple of financially independent professionals currently living in our luxury home in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Both born in Montreal and university graduates, we married in 2009 and while we do not have children together, Guy has a 19-year old son, now in college in Montreal.

About Marie-MichèleI hold a degree in International Relations from Concordia University (1995) and am fluent in four languages (French, English, Spanish and Italian). I studied and worked internationally and lived a year in each of Ecuador and Colombia via the American Field Service program. I also lived in Italy and has otherwise traveled extensively, especially throughout Latin America.

By virtue of so much living abroad and having worked with startups most of my career, I have been blessed with an exceptional ability to adapt to new environments and cultures and I possess unique “think-out-of-the-box” skills which are highly relevant in house sitting assignments.

I am also meticulous beyond words when it comes to staging and maintaining a home. My hobbies include photography, cooking, reading, exercising and blogging, mostly about food and restaurants.

About GuyI was originally schooled as an attorney. I am a graduate from the University of Montreal and have been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1983. I originally practiced law in one of Canada’s premier law firms. I am perfectly bi-cultural (French-English). My 30+ year executive business career that followed focused mostly on technology and telecommunications and then strategy and financial advisory work (mostly through my own firm. I was also recognized by Canada’s business community as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. I also lived and worked in California’s Silicon Valley in the mid to late late 1990s.

I received my private pilot’s licence in 1997 and flew most of my pilot-in-command hours in the San Francisco Bay Area. While my pilot’s licence is no longer kept current, aviation, technology, writing and photography remain of keen interest to me. Computers and gadgets hold no secret for me; I am definitely what you call an “early adopter”. That is also a handy skillset in some house sitting assignments.

My hobbies include photography, reading, cooking, exercising and writing. My first novel “The Avenger” should be published next year.

Why we want to house sit

Having traveled extensively together in the last 10 years, mostly for work (Bahamas, Barbados, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, England, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico), we are now ready to experience travel for leisure as we have recently transitioned from active work life to, basically, retired life: our “New Project”!

Our life, pet and home ownership and travel experiences have equipped us both with the ability to adapt to various locations, cultures and climates in both urban and more remote settings. We’ve experienced the desert, the jungle, the mountains, the beaches, the dense world capitals. And of course, decades of Canadian winters with -50c temperatures at times! Not to mention the sometimes unspeakable driving conditions on highways and city streets of Quebec.

When traveling for leisure we also much prefer staying in one locale at a time for a good while in order to slowly soak in the way in which the locals live and truly learn and live the way of the locals. Now, caring for someone else’s pet and home while listening to soft music is something we are keen to do as it is highly therapeutic (zootherapy, you know?!) and enables us to marry our desire for travel while meeting new people and our abilities at caring for homes and animals.

Our experience

With AnimalsWe are both definitive animal lovers. Of all kinds. Living in the country, we are privy to enjoying all kinds of wildlife from deer to fox to horses to cows to birds to wild turkeys to goats and even bisons (!) at Omega Park nearby.

We have a definite penchant for and deep experience with cats and dogs. Our 14-year old Siamese Tabby Seal Sasha (on many of the photos in the album provided above) has been with us for over 10 years. We also owned other cats before. Especially Chanel for 22 years (!). Marie-Michele used to call her parents home on long distance from South America just to speak to her Siamese (chocolate point) Chanel (you know how much Siamese cats just love to chat)! Pablo, Brute, Picotin and Lili have also been an intricate part of her life for many many years. We also owned and simply love dogs; Guy still misses George the Basset Hound (and goes crazy at the sight of any hound for that matter (!) as well as his childhood friend Cookie the Terrier). While we do not own a dog at this time (because we like to travel so much), we nonetheless crave every opportunity to care for them when we visit with friends and when we do travel abroad. In short, we are very familiar with the needs for love and attention of animals, especially cats and dogs. Guy was even a member of the board of directors of Montreal’s SPCA at one time.

With HomesWe have owned homes in the city (Montreal) as well as in the country and are therefore very familiar with how to care for a home. We are used to handling routine maintenance matters and have become experts at managing workers called in to look after more specialised housework.

As much as we love travel and meet new people, we are also laid back and enjoy staying home, especially in the mornings, caring for the animals first and then cleaning the house, catching up on news, on our writing and our photography work. Then, after 1 pm, we like to go out for walks and running errands as well as discovering the region. We return home to prepare our main meal or go out to dinner from time to time. We like house sitting because it allows us to marry our love of animals with our love of travel, while you can enjoy your own journey with the knowledge that your loved ones and your home are taken care of in a professional, respectful and experienced manner.

About Guy & Mm

We are a couple of financially independent professionals currently living in our luxury home in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Both born in Montreal and university graduates, we married in 2009 and while we do not have children together, Guy has a 19-year old son, now in college in Montreal.

About Marie-MichèleI hold a degree in International Relations from Concordia University (1995) and am fluent in four languages (French, English, Spanish and Italian). I studied and worked internationally and lived a year in each of Ecuador and Colombia via the American Field Service program. I also lived in Italy and has otherwise traveled extensively, especially throughout Latin America.

By virtue of so much living abroad and having worked with startups most of my career, I have been blessed with an exceptional ability to adapt to new environments and cultures and I possess unique “think......

We are a couple of financially independent professionals currently living in our luxury home in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Both born in Montreal and university graduates, we married in 2009 and while we do not have children together, Guy has a 19-year old son, now in college in Montreal.

About Marie-MichèleI hold a degree in International Relations from Concordia University (1995) and am fluent in four languages (French, English, Spanish and Italian). I studied and worked internationally and lived a year in each of Ecuador and Colombia via the American Field Service program. I also lived in Italy and has otherwise traveled extensively, especially throughout Latin America.

By virtue of so much living abroad and having worked with startups most of my career, I have been blessed with an exceptional ability to adapt to new environments and cultures and I possess unique “think-out-of-the-box” skills which are highly relevant in house sitting assignments.

I am also meticulous beyond words when it comes to staging and maintaining a home. My hobbies include photography, cooking, reading, exercising and blogging, mostly about food and restaurants.

About GuyI was originally schooled as an attorney. I am a graduate from the University of Montreal and have been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1983. I originally practiced law in one of Canada’s premier law firms. I am perfectly bi-cultural (French-English). My 30+ year executive business career that followed focused mostly on technology and telecommunications and then strategy and financial advisory work (mostly through my own firm. I was also recognized by Canada’s business community as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. I also lived and worked in California’s Silicon Valley in the mid to late late 1990s.

I received my private pilot’s licence in 1997 and flew most of my pilot-in-command hours in the San Francisco Bay Area. While my pilot’s licence is no longer kept current, aviation, technology, writing and photography remain of keen interest to me. Computers and gadgets hold no secret for me; I am definitely what you call an “early adopter”. That is also a handy skillset in some house sitting assignments.

My hobbies include photography, reading, cooking, exercising and writing. My first novel “The Avenger” should be published next year.

Why we want to house sit

Having traveled extensively together in the last 10 years, mostly for work (Bahamas, Barbados, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, England, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico), we are now ready to experience travel for leisure as we have recently transitioned from active work life to, basically, retired life: our “New Project”!

Our life, pet and home ownership and travel experiences have equipped us both with the ability to adapt to various locations, cultures and climates in both urban and more remote settings. We’ve experienced the desert, the jungle, the mountains, the beaches, the dense world capitals. And of course, decades of Canadian winters with -50c temperatures at times! Not to mention the sometimes unspeakable driving conditions on highways and city streets of Quebec.

When traveling for leisure we also much prefer staying in one locale at a time for a good while in order to slowly soak in the way in which the locals live and truly learn and live the way of the locals. Now, caring for someone else’s pet and home while listening to soft music is something we are keen to do as it is highly therapeutic (zootherapy, you know?!) and enables us to marry our desire for travel while meeting new people and our abilities at caring for homes and animals.

Our experience

With AnimalsWe are both definitive animal lovers. Of all kinds. Living in the country, we are privy to enjoying all kinds of wildlife from deer to fox to horses to cows to birds to wild turkeys to goats and even bisons (!) at Omega Park nearby.

We have a definite penchant for and deep experience with cats and dogs. Our 14-year old Siamese Tabby Seal Sasha (on many of the photos in the album provided above) has been with us for over 10 years. We also owned other cats before. Especially Chanel for 22 years (!). Marie-Michele used to call her parents home on long distance from South America just to speak to her Siamese (chocolate point) Chanel (you know how much Siamese cats just love to chat)! Pablo, Brute, Picotin and Lili have also been an intricate part of her life for many many years. We also owned and simply love dogs; Guy still misses George the Basset Hound (and goes crazy at the sight of any hound for that matter (!) as well as his childhood friend Cookie the Terrier). While we do not own a dog at this time (because we like to travel so much), we nonetheless crave every opportunity to care for them when we visit with friends and when we do travel abroad. In short, we are very familiar with the needs for love and attention of animals, especially cats and dogs. Guy was even a member of the board of directors of Montreal’s SPCA at one time.

With HomesWe have owned homes in the city (Montreal) as well as in the country and are therefore very familiar with how to care for a home. We are used to handling routine maintenance matters and have become experts at managing workers called in to look after more specialised housework.

As much as we love travel and meet new people, we are also laid back and enjoy staying home, especially in the mornings, caring for the animals first and then cleaning the house, catching up on news, on our writing and our photography work. Then, after 1 pm, we like to go out for walks and running errands as well as discovering the region. We return home to prepare our main meal or go out to dinner from time to time. We like house sitting because it allows us to marry our love of animals with our love of travel, while you can enjoy your own journey with the knowledge that your loved ones and your home are taken care of in a professional, respectful and experienced manner.